ABOUT BELLHOSS

Hailing from southern California, Becky Otárola (née Hostetler) created Bellhoss in 2017 after relocating to Denver, Colorado. She began as a solo artist and eventually grew to collaborate with other people, bands, producers, and more. Aligned with projects Ratboys, ALVVAYS, and the Breeders, Bellhoss sits in a purgatory between indie and DIY punk, writing songs for herself and anyone keeping secrets.

Bellhoss has shared the stage with the likes of Black Belt Eagle Scout, Wild Pink, Ratboys, Post Animal, Girlpool, Stef Chura, Molly Burch, Esmé Patterson, Kiltro, Strange Ranger, Adam Faucett, Angelo de Augustine, and Many Rooms.

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Photo by Moose Cain

Throughout the chaos COVID-19 created in 2020, Otárola collaborated on a short film with Shelby Rahe to songs written during the stay-at-home orders throughout the pandemic, called Hiding, released in July 2021, which went on to win Best Music Video at Santorini Film Festival in 2023. Additionally, Bellhoss worked with producer Joe Reinhart, owner of Headroom Studios and guitarist for Hop Along, on the EP "A Rose, a Thorn," which was released in Valentine's Day 2024. Bellhoss is about to record new music in May 2026 with Chris Beeble at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Currently, the live Bellhoss lineup features Neil McCormick on bass, Michael Everett on drums, and Sarah Ault on backing vocals. Bellhoss was named one of Denver's best indie bands by Denver Westword in October 2024 and March 2025.

PRESS

About "Better Now"
The Best New Music by Colorado Musicians Released in July
-Denver Westword

Bellhoss was named one of Denver's best indie bands in October 2024 and March 2025 by Denver Westword.

About "I Love You":
"Such languid tones, chord heavy and sweet as a nut in terms of the way the riffs have been assembled like a lost Sparklehorse tune. Of course it would all fall down if the singing wasn’t a foil to all that feedback and in that department we are more than treated to angelic turns. ‘I Love You’ is simple but it has the depth to dial into our 90’s leaning desires to a degree that closing ones eyes and letting it wash all over you would seem the only outcome that makes sense."
-MP3 Hugger

"It’s got this fuzzy cavernous vibe to it, and the movement is just slow enough to let the melody sink into you."
-Austin Town Hall

About "Denny's" - Prelude Press

About the 'Geraniums #2' music video:
​​"This brilliantly crafted video gives a taste of bellhoss’s musical poeticism and artistry in digging through the cringey, dark, and all too true themes of feeling different and feeling like you don’t see yourself in something."
-bolderbeat

About the 'Geraniums' EP:
​"Geraniums offers a soundtrack to both the golden hour sheen of June afternoons and the somber summer nights which follow."
-Bandwagon Magazine